Professor Pimentel amplifies the idea that attraction of one or more electrons for two or more nuclei accounts for bond formation. The virial theorem is presented and used to show that the lowering of the electron's total energy in bond formation can only occur through a lowering of its potential energy by being simultaneously near two or more nuclei. This principle is shown to apply equally well to covalent, ionic, and other types of bonding.


This movie is part of the collection: CHEM Study Films

Producer: CHEM Study, College of Chemistry, U.C. Berkeley
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: chemistry; CHEM Study Film; George Pimentel

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